ArticlePloS one2021
Perceived discrimination during the childbirth hospitalization and postpartum visit attendance and content: Evidence from the Listening to Mothers in California survey.
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- Postpartum Visit Attendance in the United States: A Systematic Review.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthPooled it
- Experiences of Maternal Autonomy in Childbirth and Perinatal Care in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Review
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- Association of Hypertension With Health Care Access and Utilization Following Childbirth: Differences by Race and Ethnicity.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Enhancing postpartum care access: associations between home visiting participation and postpartum visit attendance using a Quasi-Experimental study design.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Intrapartum Care Experiences Associated With Postpartum Visit Attendance.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Experience of healthcare discrimination reported by individuals with a history of gynecologic cancer in theGynecologic oncology reports · 2025Article
- Improving perinatal depression screening uptake: The impact of Medicaid reimbursement policy in Massachusetts.Health services research · 2025Article
- Association of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and postpartum mental health care utilization.Health services research · 2025Article
- Preparation, Experience of Discrimination, and Birth Experience Among Women Birthing in Ohio.The Journal of perinatal education · 2025Article
- Moderating effect of coping strategies on the association between perceived discrimination and blood pressure outcomes among young Black mothers in the InterGEN study.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Prospective Survey of Discrimination in Pregnant Persons and Correlation with Unplanned Healthcare Utilization.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Association of Postpartum Mental Illness Diagnoses with Severe Maternal Morbidity.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- "I was able to take it back": Seeking VBAC after experiencing dehumanizing maternity care in a primary cesarean.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2023Article
- Human-centered design in the context of social determinants of health in maternity care: methods for meaningful stakeholder engagement.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Foreword: Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Postpartum Care.Clinical obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Adolescent pregnancies and adherence to puerperal consultation.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2022Article
- Physician Referrals During Prenatal Care.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivePostpartum visits are an important opportunity to address ongoing maternal health. Experiences of discrimination in healthcare can impact healthcare use, including postpartum visits. However, it is unknown whether discrimination is associated with postpartum visit content. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived discrimination during the childbirth hospitalization and postpartum visit attendance and content. RESEARCH
designData were from Listening to Mothers in California, a population-based survey of people with a singleton hospital birth in California in 2016. Adjusted logistic regression models estimated the association between perceived discrimination during the childbirth hospitalization and 1) postpartum visit attendance, and 2) topics addressed at the postpartum visit (birth control, depression and breastfeeding) for those who attended.
results90.6% of women attended a postpartum visit, and 8.6% reported discrimination during the childbirth hospitalization. In adjusted models, any discrimination and insurance-based discrimination were associated with 7 and 10 percentage point (pp) lower predicted probabilities of attending a postpartum visit, respectively. There was a 7pp lower predicted probability of discussing birth control for women who had experienced discrimination (81% vs. 88%), a 15pp lower predicted probability of being asked about depression (64% vs. 79%), and a 9 pp lower predicted probability of being asked about breastfeeding (57% vs. 66%).
conclusionsAmid heightened attention to the importance of postpartum care, there is a need to better understand determinants of postpartum care quality. Our findings highlight the potential consequences of healthcare discrimination in the perinatal period, including lower quality of postpartum care.
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